Sunday, April 19, 2009

John Rich Video Unrealistic?

Country fans, have you seen the new video by John Rich? It's called "Shuttin' Detroit Down (with heavy emphasis on "DE" in Detroit:). Actor Mickey Rourke is in it, looking a lot less buff than he did in that movie, "The Wrestler". The movie seems to be a statement about how the government is bailing out Wall Street and ignoring the regular Joe's, who are losing their jobs in this recession. Rich actually performed the song during one of the tea parties in Atlanta on tax day.

I'll stay clear of the politics of this, as I always try to do, but I do wonder how realistic this video is. Kris Kristofferson plays the long-time factory guy who gets canned by his boss because of the economy. The same day his family gets tossed from the house. Sure, the scenario is becoming far too common right now. But in the context of this story, it seems there's a little artistic liberty taken...first he gets the bad news at work...then, while he's knocking back a few cold ones in the bar afterwards, he gets the call deputies are evicting him. Seems a little fast. Maybe I'm just overthinking it...

Here's the video. Watch for the eviction at the end...





Here is Rich singing the song during the Atlanta tea party:



1 comment:

virtualredhead said...

Rich sounded great, and that is one snappy red jacket, but the tea partiers might want to consider getting a different anthem,